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Bolton faults Syria, Iran on Lebanon 
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U.S. Ambassador John Bolton accused Syria and Iran on Monday of trying to destabilize Lebanon's democratically elected government by violating a U.N. arms embargo.Debris of war compounds ecological nightmare in Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
One month of Israeli bombardment during the July-August war created millions of tonnes of rubble in Lebanon, adding to the ecological nightmare of a country that has suffered a succession of conflicts.Arms still smuggled into Lebanon from Syria : U.N. Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 30 5:29 PM
Lebanon regularly reports arms being smuggling into the country from Syria but the authorities are treading softly due to their fragile political situation, a senior U.N. envoy said on Monday.Alledged Abused Animals Seized In Lebanon Co. WGAL via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 20 minutes ago
Several horses and a donkey are recovering at a Lebanon County animal shelter.Lebanon president protests Hariri murder court AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 30 12:27 PM
Lebanon's pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud protested his exclusion from the process of organizing an international court to try suspects in the 2005 murder of former premier Rafiq Hariri.Bolton Faults Syria, Iran on Lebanon ABC News - 56 minutes ago
U.S. Ambassador John Bolton Accuses Syria and Iran of Trying to Destabilize LebanonLebanon hopes tourism can rebound USA Today - Oct 30 4:31 AM
Lebanon's tourism industry was on track to break records this year before the war between Israel and Hezbollah broke out July 12. Two months after the Aug. 14 cease-fire, few tourists are trickling into Lebanon.US Envoy:Syria, Iran May Be Trying To Destabilize Lebanon Nasdaq - Oct 30 6:43 PM
UNITED NATIONS (AP)--U.S. Ambassador John Bolton expressed concern that Syria and Iran are trying to destabilize Lebanon's democratically elected government by violating a U.N. arms embargo.New envoys to disarmament confab, Morocco, Lebanon, Cameroon named Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 30 4:38 PM
_ Japan on Tuesday appointed a new ambassador to the Geneva-based U.N. Conference on Disarmament in addition to new envoys to Morocco, Lebanon and Cameroon.Arms still smuggled into Lebanon from Syria -UN AlertNet - Oct 30 5:35 PM
Source: Reuters By Irwin Arieff UNITED NATIONS, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Lebanon regularly reports arms being smuggling into the country from Syria but the authorities are treading softly due to their fragile political ... Animals Seized In Lebanon Co.; Owner Faces Abuse Charges WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley - 2 hours, 1 minute ago
Several horses and a donkey are recovering at a Lebanon County animal shelter after officials say they were neglected by their owners.Lebanon Hopes Tourism Can Rebound Los Angeles Times - Oct 30 12:43 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Foreign tourists used to pop into Sandra Spanioli's gift shop in a five-star Beirut hotel every few minutes to buy a magazine, a map or a postcard. Now, she's lucky to see 20 customers a day.NGO official seeks more assistance for Lebanon The Peninsula - Oct 30 4:44 PM
DOHA Lebanon is a country destroyed and most people have no recourse to employment following Israel s recent attack on the small nation, a NGO official, who is currently in Doha, said yesterday.Lebanon Hopes Tourism Can Rebound ABC News - Oct 30 12:48 AM
Lebanon Hopes for Stability So Once Booming Tourism Industry Can ReboundLEBANON: Destruction and displacement hamper vaccination campaign AlertNet - Oct 30 10:50 AM
Source: IRIN The destruction in villages and displacement of residents in southern Lebanon from the recent war posed problems for medical volunteers on the first day of a national emergency polio immunisation campaign for children on Monday. Ottawa paid $31M for part of Lebanon evacuation: documents CBC - Oct 30 7:29 AM
Canadians could learn more this week about the cost of the evacuation of Lebanon. CBC News has learned the federal government paid roughly $31 million for a portion of the transportation costs.Lebanon woman still in critical condition after accident last week Norwich Bulletin - Oct 30 10:55 AM
LEBANON A 86-year-old Lebanon woman remained in critical condition today at Hartford Hospital where she is being treated for injuries she suffered after being struck by a car last week.Israel war on Lebanon endangered banks Middle East Times - Oct 30 6:02 AM
BEIRUT -- Lebanon has warned that its strong banking sector is still in danger and the collapse of a single bank might sabotage the whole banking system.U.S. Assistance Spurring Economic Growth in Lebanon [Press Release] U.S. Department of State - Oct 30 4:08 PM
The United States has moved aggressively to provide substantial support for Lebanon's recovery from recent conflict and economic growth in the country, a State Department official says. The $90 million spent so far shows that the United States is taking "immediate action" on its $230 million aid commitment made in August, Randal Tobias, U.S. director of foreign assistance, says in Beirut, Lebanon.Lebanon: Tourism depends on stability Sharewatch - Oct 30 8:09 AM
Lebanon\'s tourism industry was on track to break records this year before the war between Israel and Hezbollah broke out July 12 and brought business at hotels, restaurants and shops to a crashing halt.Lebanon hopes tourism can rebound IBN live - Oct 30 2:54 AM
Industry experts say that tourism will rebound only after the political situation calms down in Lebanon.On Israel s Lebanon border, a surprising optimism The State - Oct 29 9:15 PM
METULLA, Israel For years, whenever Asher Greenberg left his home in this frontier town to work in the orchards along the Lebanon border, he took his M-16 rifle in case Hezbollah guerrillas attacked. Since Israel s war with Hezbollah ended in August, Greenberg s rifle hasn t left his closet once.Lebanon hopes tourism can rebound Syracuse.com - Oct 30 12:54 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) Foreign tourists used to pop into Sandra Spanioli's gift shop in a five-star Beirut hotel every few minutes to buy a magazine, a map or a postcard. Now, she's lucky to see 20 customers a day.Israel Apologizes To Germany Over Shooting Incident In Lebanon Nasdaq - Oct 29 8:44 PM
(RTTNews) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday unconditionally apologized for "misunderstandings" over the shooting incidents with German UNIFIL forces in Lebanon.NCCCUSA High Level Church Delegation in Lebanon [Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Oct 30 4:51 AM
A nine member church delegation, led by NCCCUSA President Rev. Michael Livingston visited Lebanon, October 10-15, 2006, as an expression of solidarity with Lebanon and its people, following the war on Lebanon.MECC Partners Visit Lebanon [Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Oct 30 4:51 AM
Church of Sweden colleagues, Fr. Hakan Sandvik and Mr. Goran Rask spent a few days, October 5-9, 2006, in Lebanon and Syria to meet with MECC General Secretary and Senior Staff to review program activities supported by the Church of Sweden. They visited the damaged south of Lebanon, the different MECC/ACT projects implemented in the southern villages, churches and related organizations, and met Swiss Ambassador to Lebanon: Francois Barras Monday Morning - Oct 30 12:18 AM
The commitment of Switzerland to Lebanon is undiminished and confirms, once more, the deep ties between it and the land of the cedars. Ensuring the bases of existence in Lebanon such is the theme of the support provided to Lebanon by the Confederation in the wake of the July war.Exclusive interview with the governor of the Bank of Lebanon: Riad Salamé Monday Morning - Oct 30 12:18 AM
This prize honors me personally, but it s essentially a tribute to the integrity of the central bank s work to maintain Lebanon s currency and financial stability while also ensuring the soundness and prosperity of the banking sector.Saudi Arabia mobilizes to help Lebanon Monday Morning - Oct 30 12:18 AM
With you, Lebanon is the title of the aid campaign launched by Saudi Arabia to assist those who have suffered because of Israel s war against Lebanon last summer.On Israel's Lebanon border, a surprising optimism Boston Herald - Oct 29 12:47 PM
METULLA, Israel - For years, whenever Asher Greenberg left his home in this frontier town to work in the orchards along the Lebanon border, he took his M-16 rifle in case Hezbollah guerrillas attacked....Solana pledges EU support for Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 4:10 PM
The European Union's top diplomat pledged support for Lebanon's fragile government and said Saturday Europe was committed to helping rebuild the war-ravaged country.Israeli PM apologizes for shooting incident with German navy forces in Lebanon People's Daily - Oct 29 5:43 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Sunday apologized for misunderstandings in a shooting incident last week between Israeli jets and the German naval forces off the shore of Lebanon.Israel Admits Phosphorous Bombs Used in Lebanon Scoop.co.nz - Oct 29 4:50 PM
The Israeli government has admitted for the first time that it used controversial phosphorous bombs during its 34-day war campaign in Lebanon.UN Checking Claims that Israel Used Uranium in Lebanon Israel National News - Oct 29 9:51 PM
(IsraelNN.com) A team of United Nations inspectors conducted tests in Lebanon following a report that Israel used uranium in the war in Lebanon. The use of uranium was reported in the British The Independent, sparking the UN investigation.Kuwait to dispatch biggest aid convoy to Lebanon People's Daily - Oct 29 4:13 PM
Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) said on Sunday it would dispatch its 29th aid convoy to Lebanon, the biggest ground shipment by the emirate since the beginning of a 34-day Israel-Hezbollah conflict.Margaret L. McCarthy / Medical assistant in Mt. Lebanon for 52 years Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 26 minutes ago
Sometimes a job can become a lifelong mission, and such was the case with Margaret L. "Peggy" McCarthy.Security Council urges disarming of Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 30 4:20 PM
The Security Council again pressed for the disbanding and disarming of Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias and strict respect of Lebanon's territorial integrity and sovereignty as called for in a 2004 UN resolution.Peacekeeping on Lebanon's 'Blue Line' AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 12:43 PM
Hard against Lebanon's "Blue Line," at the point known as position 6-50, France's UN peacekeepers survey the Israeli orchards below.Lebanon's Siniora defends government performance AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 12:35 PM
Lebanon's prime minister has defended the performance of his government during this summer's war with Israel, saying it had maintained national unity in the face of widespread devastation.Berlin confirms second incident with Israeli planes off coast of Lebanon The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 29 12:11 PM
Germany confirmed on Sunday that its naval forces serving with the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon were involved in a second incident with Israeli warplanes last week, and said its defense minister would visit the region this week. Conflicting reports emerged last week about an incident that apparently took place on Tuesday.Shift in Lebanon's sectarian politics BBC News - Oct 30 4:41 AM
Divisions are fracturing Lebanese society which cut across the usual sectarian boundaries, says Alex Klaushofer.Druze leader seeks US backing for Hariri slaying tribunal AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 30 1:20 PM
Lebanon's Druze leader Walid Jumblatt sought US backing for an international court to try suspects in the 2005 murder of former prime minister Rafiq Hariri.ISRAEL WARPLANES IN LEBANON OVERFLIGHTS IN DEFIANCE OF FRANCE The Tocqueville Connection - Oct 29 4:51 AM
BEIRUT, Oct 23, 2006 (AFP) - Israeli warplanes Monday carried out their "most intensive overflights" of Lebanon since the end of the Jewish state's war with Hezbollah, police said, despite a French warning to halt such missions.Solana Pledges EU Support for Lebanon ABC News - Oct 28 4:33 PM
Solana Pledges EU Support for Lebanon's Government, Help to Rebuild CountryIsrael high court looks into Lebanon probe Khaleej Times - Oct 29 6:09 AM
JERUSALEM - Israel s supreme court began deliberating on Sunday whether to order a state commission, the nation s highest board of inquiry, to look into conduct of this summer s Lebanon war.UN unable to confirm radiation spike after Lebanon war AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 5:32 AM
The UN, which has been studying the ecological damage in Lebanon caused by the war between Israel and Hezbollah, said it would soon be able to say whether uranium-based munitions were used.Israel Used Uranium in Lebanon War Turks.US - Oct 29 5:38 AM
CAIRO Israel has pounded Lebanon with uranium-based weapons during its 34-day assault on the tiny Arab country, prominent British columnist Robert Fisk charged on Saturday, October 28.Portuguese peacekeepers head to Lebanon next week AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 3:17 AM
Portugal will next week begin deploying the 140 troops which it committed to a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Lebanon, Defence Minister Nuno Severiano Teixeira has said.UN urges Solana to pressure Israel on Lebanon overflights AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 28 2:47 AM
UNIFIL commander General Alain Pellegrini has urged EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana to pressure Israel to end its controversial overflights of Lebanon.Lebanon ICRC Bulletin No. 18 / 2006 AlertNet - Oct 30 8:50 AM
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) - Switzerland Latest report on ICRC activities in the field Rice says Hezbollah must disarm if it wants to be part of Lebanon's political process Baltimore Sun - Oct 28 8:46 PM
Secretary of State cites cease-fire that ended war with Israel Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stepped up international pressure on Hezbollah to disarm, saying the guerrilla group must surrender its weapons if it wants to remain part of Lebanon's political process. EU backs Lebanon's regime Arizona Daily Star - Oct 29 12:13 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon The European Union's top diplomat pledged support for Lebanon's fragile government and said Saturday that Europe was committed to helping rebuild the war-ravaged country.Lebanon, Stoutland funeral homes change hands Springfield Business Journal - Oct 30 2:02 PM
A chain of southwest Missouri funeral homes is back under local ownership 18 years after its owners sold to a worldwide corporation.Rice: Hezbollah must disarm to play role in Lebanon politics Worcester Telegram & Gazette - Oct 29 1:40 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stepped up international pressure on Hezbollah to disarm, saying the guerrilla group must surrender its weapons if it wants to remain part of Lebanon's political process.CBRL to Sell Logan's Roadhouse KiplingerForecasts.com - Oct 30 4:32 PM
(AP) LEBANON, Tenn. Restaurant operator CBRL Group Inc. said Monday it agreed to sell its Logan's Roadhouse steakhouse chain to a group of private investment firms for $486 million.Lebanon Valley drops season opener to Cortland Lebanon Daily News - Oct 28 9:04 PM
HERSHEY It wasn t in the game plan, but the Lebanon Valley College ice hockey team essentially em-powered the Cortland Red Dragons.EU tells Israel to stop its jets flying over Lebanon Gulf Times - Oct 29 12:51 AM
BEIRUT: The European Union s foreign policy chief said yesterday he had told Israel to stop its jets flying over Lebanon, echoing an earlier call by France.High radiation levels said to be found after Israel's Lebanon bombing AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 27 8:45 PM
Scientists studying samples of soil thrown up by Israeli bombing in Lebanon have shown high radiation levels, suggesting uranium-based munitions were used, a British newspaper reports.Eight killed by storms in Syria and Lebanon AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 29 6:08 AM
Six Syrians and two Lebanese have died after torrential downpours hit both countries in the past two days, media and police sources said.Lebanon converts turnovers into TDs Dayton Daily News - Oct 28 8:43 PM
Field conditions were atrocious, so field position became critical in Friday's contest between Lebanon and Miamisburg at James VanDeGrift Stadium.Lebanon unity talks delayed AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 29 2:49 AM
Lebanese parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri has delayed national unity talks set for Monday until November 6 because of the absence of several anti-Syrian leaders, his office said in a statement published.Lebanon's Siniora defends government performance Zawya - Oct 28 10:45 PM
BEIRUT, Oct 28, 2006 (AFP) - Lebanon's prime minister Saturday defended the performance of his government during this summer's war with Israel, saying it had maintained national unity in the face of widespread devastation.Mother and baby die in destroyed Lebanon bridge plunge AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 29 2:53 AM
A young Lebanese mother and her one-year-old baby son have been killed when their car plunged off a Bekaa Valley bridge that was badly damaged by Israeli bombardment during the summer war, police said.Rice says Hezbollah must disarm to be part of Lebanon's political process USA Today - Oct 27 3:38 PM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stepped up international pressure on Hezbollah to disarm, saying in a television interview aired Friday that the guerrilla group must surrender its weapons if it wants to remain part of Lebanon's political process.Rice: Hezbollah must disarm to be part of Lebanon's political process CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Oct 28 11:47 AM
BEIRUT (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stepped up international pressure on Hezbollah to disarm, saying the guerrilla group must surrender its weapons if it wants to remain part of Lebanon's political process.Software pirates back in Lebanon ITP.net - Oct 28 6:12 PM
Software piracy has soared in Lebanon since the recent conflict, the head of the police unit set up to combat high-tech crime in the country told IT Weekly in an exclusive interview.Norwegian naval vessels enter UN service in Lebanon People's Daily - Oct 28 5:43 PM
Four Norwegian missile/torpedo boats (MTB) and a support vessel with a crew of 150 this week began patrolling the waters off the coast of Lebanon as part of UN operations, according to reports reaching here from Oslo on Saturday.Hizbollah rebuilds its military force under nose of UN Daily Telegraph - Oct 30 5:34 PM
Hizbollah has stepped up the rebuilding of its military infrastructure in southern Lebanon despite the deployment in recent weeks of thousands of Lebanese troops and international peacekeepers to limit the Islamic militant group's activities.Border towns see good in war NorthJersey.com - Oct 30 2:49 PM
METULLA, Israel -- For years, whenever Asher Greenberg left his home in this frontier town to work in the orchards along the Lebanon border, he took his M-16 rifle in case Hezbollah guerrillas attacked. Since Israel's war with Hezbollah ended in August, Greenberg's rifle hasn't left his closet once.Russian moves in Mideast raising concern and questions in Jerusalem JTA - Oct 30 3:48 PM
JERUSALEM, Oct. 30 (JTA) A Russian plan to send a separate peacekeeping force to Lebanon has raised eyebrows in Israel, but officials say they have no objections to it.UN cites confusion over maps of Shebaa Farms AlertNet - Oct 30 5:35 PM
Source: Reuters By Evelyn Leopold UNITED NATIONS, Oct 30 (Reuters) - U.N. cartographers are working at "full speed" to define where the disputed Shebaa Farms between Syria and Lebanon begin and end and ... High radiation found after Israeli bombing in Lebanon The Peninsula - Oct 28 4:44 PM
London Scientists studying samples of soil thrown up by Israeli bombing in Lebanon have shown high radiation levels, suggesting uranium-based munitions were used, a British newspaper reported yesterday.Voss' brother guilty of tampering with evidence, abuse of corpse Dayton Daily News - Oct 30 2:41 PM
LEBANON The star witness in the murder case against Theresa A. Voss pleaded guilty Monday to tampering with evidence and abuse of a corpse for his role in the brutal 1999 slaying of Voss' ex-boyfriend.State Dept. Daily Press Briefing October 30, 2006 Scoop.co.nz - Oct 30 5:44 PM
LEBANON Secretary Rice's Meeting with Walid Jumblatt UN Security Council Resolution / Lebanon's Restoration of Democracy / Disarming Hezbollah Israel sorry for 'misunderstandings' in shooting incident AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 29 3:51 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert apologized for "misunderstandings" following a pair of shooting incidents with German forces backing up a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon.Lebanese envoy hails Qatar s aid The Peninsula - Oct 30 4:13 PM
DOHA Lebanese Ambassador to Qatar Hassan Saad has hailed Qatar s support to Lebanon, under the directives of the Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.Better Terrorism through Technology and Engineering Collegiate Times - 2 hours, 42 minutes ago
This summer, a 34-day war between Israel and Lebanon produced magnificent suffering for many. Over 7,000 air strikes were launched by Israel killing over a 1,000 people (a third of whom were children), injuring a little over 4,000 and displacing around 970,000 people.Update on Lebanon and MECC/ICNDR/ACT Activities [Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Oct 30 4:52 AM
In the aftermath of the war, while the Lebanese people attempt to recover from their wounds, politicians continue to struggle to come to an agreement that could promote national unity. On October 25, the Speaker of the House, Mr. Nabih Berri called on all parties to meet on October 30 and start consultations on how to resolve the current crisis. Consultations will focu s on 2 major issues: a DEBKA file DEBKAfile - Oct 30 2:22 PM
: IDF reshuffles top commanders. No heads to roll from Lebanon War Monday, Oct. 30, the Israeli high command announced a series of new appointments had been approved by chief of staff Lt.Gen Dan Halutz to maintain the stability of the military and faith in the commanders who took part in the Lebanon war. (AFX UK Focus) 2006-10-31 00:43 GMT: CBRL to sell Logan's Roadhouse Interactive Investor - Oct 30 5:07 PM
LEBANON, Tenn. (AFX) - Restaurant operator CBRL Group Inc. said Monday it agreed to sell its Logan's Roadhouse steakhouse chain to a group of private investment firms for $486 million.MEHMET KAMIS Zaman Online - Oct 30 2:20 PM
The Armenian issue constantly confronts Turkey. Everywhere in the world in France, America, Lebanon when Turkey is mentioned, some group appears hating Turkey and opposing them to the death. I have written on this story of hate in previous articles.UNICEF spearheads polio vaccination drive The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 30 12:42 PM
This week, more than 320,000 young children in Lebanon will receive the first round of polio vaccinations in a two-phase national immunization campaign. Starting on Monday and finishing on November 4, approximately 2,000 volunteers, trained by UNICEF and the Public Health Ministry, intend to go door-to-door.Israel Likely Used Radioactive Bombs Zaman Online - Oct 30 2:15 PM
Following the completion of investigations conducted in areas hit by Israeli bombs during the Israeli offensive in Lebanon last summer, it was revealed that Israel used uranium-tipped bunker-buster bombs.Catholic Patriarchs of the East Meet in Bzoummar-Lebanon [Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Oct 30 4:35 AM
The Assembly of Catholic Patriarchs of the East met from October 17-19, hosted by the Armenian Catholic Patriarch, H.B. Patriarch Nerces Bedros XIX in the Lady of Bzoummar Monastery, under the theme ³the Church and the Homeland².EU s Solana tells Israel stop flights over Lebanon Khaleej Times - Oct 28 9:09 AM
BEIRUT - The European Union s foreign policy chief said on Saturday he had told Israel to stop its jets flying over Lebanon, echoing an earlier call by France.National card tournament aims to build bridges The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 30 12:44 PM
Events organizers, Ways Group, have taken it upon themselves to host an event to boost national unity in Lebanon. In an interview, Walid Yasmine, the general manager of Ways Group, told The Daily Star how he hoped that the upcoming bridge tournament he has organized will bring people together, Lebanese and international alike.Basil Fuleihan institute celebrates 10th anniversary The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 30 12:41 PM
Finance Minister Jihad Azour said on Monday that the Lebanese are being "called upon not only to reconstruct Lebanon, but also to reactivate the country's economic cycle.""We have to support the Lebanese citizens and the private sector so that the economy recovers its productive power and the citizen's confidence in Lebanon's.The war of Lebanon and the battle of Gaza, a screen of fire for the judaization of Jerusalem Monday Morning - Oct 30 12:17 AM
Jerusalem, flower of cities, had the appearance of an orphan during the blessed Fitr feast, although many Palestinian women were engaged in washing the esplanade in front of the Aqsa Mosque.Israel sorry for 'misunderstandings' in shooting incidents with Germans The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 30 12:42 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday apologized for "misunderstandings" following a pair of shooting incidents with German forces backing up a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon. "The prime minister explained to a German parliamentary delegation the nature of what happened and apologized.Groups receive grants from arts council Lebanon Daily News - Oct 30 8:56 AM
ANNVILLE Five Lebanon County organizations received grants from the Berks Arts Council last week during a ceremony at Lebanon Valley College s Susan H. Arnold Art Gallery.Analysis: German UNIFIL mission under fire UPI - Oct 30 10:15 AM
BERLIN, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Germany's contribution to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon has come under heavy fire after an incident with Israeli jet planes and insecurities over the mission's rules of engagement.Uranium-Based Weapons Used in Lebanon? ERT.gr - Oct 28 10:36 AM
Scientific evidence gathered from craters formed by Israeli bombs in Lebanon showed elevated radiation signatures, suggesting that Israel may have used uranium-based weapons.Israeli Supreme Court considerscommission to review war conduct The Daily Star Lebannon - Oct 30 12:42 PM
Israel's Supreme Court began deliberating on Sunday whether to order a state commission, the nation's highest board of inquiry, to look into the conduct of this summer's war on Lebanon. Seven high court justices, instead of the three that usually examine cases, were deliberating on an appeal by a non-governmental.Lebanon unity talks delayed Zawya - Oct 29 10:01 PM
BEIRUT, Oct 29, 2006 (AFP) - Lebanese parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri has delayed national unity talks set for Monday until November 6 because of the absence of several anti-Syrian leaders, his office said in a statement published Sunday.Norwich DARE officer injured in off-duty accident Norwich Bulletin - Oct 30 8:55 AM
LEBANON Norwich police DARE Officer Kevin Creamer is recovering from a freak weekend accident in which a large tree limp fell onto his moving car. Creamer, 41, was riding in his Ford Mustang on Geer Road in Lebanon Sunday morning when the limb dropped onto the roof of his car.Germany confirms new Lebanon incident with Israel Stuff - Oct 29 4:08 PM
BERLIN: Germany said on Sunday its navy, which is patrolling the Lebanese coast as part of an international peacekeeping force, had been involved in a second incident involving Israeli fighter planes.Death notices Albany Democrat-Herald - Oct 30 1:03 PM
Jerry A. Madden , 65, of Lebanon died Friday at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital. Huston-Jost Funeral Home is handling arrangements.UN unable to confirm radiation spike after Lebanon war Khaleej Times - Oct 28 6:54 AM
BEIRUT - The UN, which has been studying the ecological damage in Lebanon caused by the war between Israel and Hezbollah, said Saturday it would soon be able to say whether uranium-based munitions were used, as claimed by a British newspaper.Report: Israeli planes buzz German ships UPI - Oct 30 8:45 AM
BERLIN, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Israeli planes reportedly have buzzed German ships patrolling Lebanon waters against weapons being smuggled to Hezbollah militants.Middle East churches to monitor regional human rights Ekklesia - Oct 30 4:50 PM
The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) and Catholic leaders in the region are discussing the possible formation of a series of forums to monitor the human rights situation in the Middle East, starting in the Lebanon.